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05.08.2017

Historically speaking, this week in rock music has been marked by a trove of memorable events. “The World’s Greatest Rock and Roll Band” recorded their very first single, England’s most influential punk band signed a record contract, and a beloved ‘60s pop band kicked off their final reunion tour.

05.03.2017

If you’re looking for an example of a Les Paul being wielded at the very birth of rock ’n’ roll, you need look no further than seminal rockabilly artist Carl Perkins. At Sun Records in 1955 and ’56, Perkins used a pair of ’50s Les Paul Goldtops to record his biggest hits, and these solidbodies are responsible for the sound with which we still most associate him.

05.02.2017

Backing bands often fly beneath the radar, but occasionally a back-up group attains near-legendary status in its own right. Below are 10 such bands, each of which was indispensable in helping propel their leader to fame and glory.

04.26.2017

Ask any rock fan to name the genre’s greatest guitarists, and chances are you’ll be handed a list that’s fairly predictable. In the profiles below we’ve attempted to give due credit to 10 great players who likely would not appear on that list.

04.24.2017

04.21.2017

Most reviews of Nesmith’s Infinite Tuesday: An Autobiographical Riff naturally focus on three or four fascinating facts. Nesmith was a Monkee, Nesmith was friends with Jimi Hendrix and Jack Nicholson, Nesmith played a key role in the development of music videos and MTV, and his mother invented Liquid Paper

04.19.2017

The career of southern-rock founder Gary Rossington of Lynyrd Skynyrd is one that has been dogged by tragedy, but his tone and playing style ring out as archetypal Les Paul-fuelled boogie-rock, and his mark on the history of the instrument is everlasting.